Category: Bridgeport

Firefighters quickly extinguished basement fire in the 400 block of Wood Avenue.

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2024/05/22@2:15PM — Report of a car that struck a parked car on Lindley Street right off of North Ave.

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2024-05-21@10:25pm–#Bridgeport CT– State police are reporting shots fired on I-95 near Seaview Avenue area.

Connecticut students submitted projects to the statewide contest promoting

sustainability, energy efficiency, and clean and renewable energy

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Bridgeport students Fatima Awad, Caleb Hayes, Isabella Imran V Bala, Trey Keirans, Suri Nogueira, Alicia Palacios, Renesh Srinivasan and Melinda Villa were recently honored as winners in the 19^th Annualeesmarts™ Student Contest.   

Presented by Energize Connecticut℠ in partnership with Eversource and Avangrid subsidiaries, United Illuminating, Southern Connecticut Gas and Connecticut Natural Gas, the eesmarts Student Contest invited Connecticut students in grades K-12 to showcase their energy smarts. 

Participants chose from a variety of project formats based on their grade level, including poems, essays, posters, billboard advertisements, comic strips, short videos, persuasive images and more. 

Isabella won 2^nd place in the 4^th grade category for her billboard promoting saving energy.

In the 5^th grade category, Alicia was awarded 2^nd place and Melinda received 3^rd place for their energy-saving superhero short stories.

Seventh-grade students Caleb, Renesh and Suri won first, second and third place in their category. The students submitted three-celled comic strips depicting the main character saving energy.

In the 8^th grade category, Trey won 1^st place and Fatima received 3^rd place for their social media posts.

All of the students attend Discovery Magnet School in Bridgeport.

More than 600 students throughout Connecticut submitted projects for consideration. Twenty-nine entries from 19 schools in 16 Connecticut communities were selected as this year’s finalists.

Finalists attended an awards ceremony on May 7, 2024 at the Connecticut Science Center and received their prize and certificate.

For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit EnergizeCT.com/eesmarts.

2024-05-21@5:36pm–#Bridgeport CT– Report of a rollover accident at William and Maple Street. No word on any injuries.

At 8:10 pm Bridgeport Emergency Communications received a call regarding a person allegedly pushing a stroller into the water at Beardsley Park. Police, fire and AMR were all dispatched to the scene. BFD conducted a search of the water as a precaution and worst-case. The search came back negative and a recall of resources took place.

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Police UPDATE: The victim was treated and released with minor injuries.

2024-05-19@12:23pm–#Bridgeport CT– A motorcyclist was injured and taken to hospital after colliding with a SUV on Madison Avenue near Madison Court.

2024-05-18@8:41pm–#Bridgeport CT– A pedestrian was reportedly struck by a car on Fairfield Avenue near King Street. There were no updates.

The Bridgeport Police Department dedicated a police boat in honor of Fallen Officer Gerald T. DiJoseph. This dedication, held during National Police Week, is a heartfelt way to remember and honor the bravery and sacrifice of all law enforcement officers

Report of a motor vehicle accident on I-95 Southbound by exit 27. Firefighters are currently on scene and the accident seems to be mostly relegated to the shoulder at this time.